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By Matthew Van Deventer
For the Courier
Evergreen High School’s girls basketball camp has been running for nearly two decades, but this year the elementary and middle school campers are getting some extra coaching from a pro.
Cougars junior varsity coach Cheryl Newhall is leading this year’s Cougar Camp. Earlier in the year, Newhall contacted pro basketball player and 2008 Evergreen graduate Tricia Oaks to help coach the girls.

At times, it would’ve been difficult to notice that the Evergreen Cougars’ summer tournament team hadn’t practiced once prior to the start of the Colorado Dugout Club Classic tournament. Then, at other times, it was as clear as day.

Two mothers talked about the potential benefits that hemp oil might have for their sons — both of whom suffer seizures and are in wheelchairs — while their sons listened.

A U.S. Army veteran talked about how hemp oil has helped him deal with post-traumatic stress disorder. A woman who formerly worked with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration who now is a research analyst also spoke.